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Grisamore House

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Area
  
less than one acre

NRHP Reference #
  
83000119

Added to NRHP
  
9 May 1983

Built
  
1837 (1837)

Opened
  
1837

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Location
  
111-113 W. Chestnut St., Jeffersonville, Indiana

Architectural styles
  
Greek Revival architecture, Federal architecture

Similar
  
Howard Steamboat Museum, Deam Lake State Recreatio, John F Kennedy Memorial

The Grisamore House is a historic home located in downtown Jeffersonville, Indiana. It was built by two brothers from Philadelphia, David and Wilson Grisamore, in 1837. It is a 2 1/2-story, Federal style brick double house with Greek Revival style design elements. The front facade features three stucco-coated, two-story Doric order columns in antis and two projecting second story balconies. It has housed several Jeffersonville families of importance. Future president William Henry Harrison gave a speech on the front porch in 1840 while campaigning to become president.

In the 1930s it was the Decker Art Studio.

It suffered fire damage in 1981, but was saved from destruction by the Jeff-Clark Preservation, Inc. In 1983 it was added to National Register of Historic Places. It is now part of the Old Jeffersonville Historic District, and houses private businesses. The Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana formerly had its Southern Indiana regional office here before they relocated the Willey House next to the Grisamore House.

References

Grisamore House Wikipedia